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crease. These are later peas, and require a pret- 

 ty long summer to ripen in. They are very good; 

 and so are the bonavis, calavancies, nanticokes, 

 and abundance of other pulse, too tedious here to 

 name, which we found the Indians possessed of, 

 when first we settled in America, some of which 

 sorts afford us two crops in one year ; as the bon- 

 avis and colavancies, besides several others of that 

 kind. 



JsTow I am launched into a discourse of the pulse, 

 I must acquaint you that the European bean 

 planted here, will, in time, degenerate into a 

 dwarfish sort, if not prevented by a yearly supply 

 of foreign seed, and an extravagant rich soil ; yet 

 these pigmy beans are the sweetest of that kind I 

 ever met withal. 



As for all the sorts of English peas that we have 

 yet made trial of, they thrive very well in Caroli- 

 na. Particularly the white and gray rouncival, 

 the common field peas, and sickle peas, yield very 

 well, and are of a good relish. As for the other 

 sorts, I have not seen any made trial of as yet, 

 but question not their coming to great perfection 

 with us. 



The kidney beans were here before the English 

 came, being very plentiful in the Indian corn 

 fields. 



The garden roots that thrive well in Carolina 

 are, carrots, leeks, parsnips, turneps, potatoes of 

 several delicate sorts, ground artichokes, radish- 

 es, horse radish, beet, both sorts, onions, shallot, 

 gaiiick, cives, and the wild onions, 



